nonfertile
Incapable of producing
Nonfertile describes land, soil, or organisms that cannot produce offspring or support growth.
Nonfertile soil lacks the nutrients for cultivation.
A nonfertile egg hasn't been fertilized and won't develop.
In medical contexts, nonfertile may describe individuals unable to conceive: The couple learned they were nonfertile after months of trying.
Devoid of water
- desertTo leave behind completely
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
drought · dunes · dustbowl · sunbaked · inhospitable · bleak · stark · harsh
Lacking any offspring
- barrenUnable to produce
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- contraceptionPregnancy prevention measures
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
amenorrhea · endometriosis · menopause · miscarriage · surrogacy · adoption · IVF · conception
Unable to produce
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
fallow · uncultivable · hardpan · saline · compacted · eroded · leached · nutrient-poor
Producing no useful outcome
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- futileIncapable of producing results
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- unrewardingLacking satisfying payoff
pointless · unavailing · vain · ineffective · stagnant · dormant · idle · dead-end
Microbe-killing substance
- asepticFree from pathogens
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- germ-freeLacking any microorganisms
hygienic · sterilized · autoclaved · pasteurized · decontaminated · uncontaminated · surgical · sanitary
arid
Devoid of water
parched · drought · dunes · dustbowl · sunbaked · inhospitable · bleak · stark · harsh · lifeless
childless
Lacking any offspring
- barrenUnable to produce
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- contraceptionPregnancy prevention measures
vasectomy · amenorrhea · endometriosis · menopause · miscarriage · surrogacy · adoption · IVF · conception · ovulation
barren
Unable to produce
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
impoverished · fallow · uncultivable · hardpan · saline · compacted · eroded · leached · nutrient-poor · untillable
fruitless
Producing no useful outcome
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- futileIncapable of producing results
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
unrewarding · pointless · unavailing · vain · ineffective · stagnant · dormant · idle · dead-end · unprofitable
antiseptic
Microbe-killing substance
- asepticFree from pathogens
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
germ-free · hygienic · sterilized · autoclaved · pasteurized · decontaminated · uncontaminated · surgical · sanitary · clinical
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